Tech Company M&A Transactions

Virage Acquisition

On 7/10/2003, Virage was acquired by Autonomy plc. Financial terms set the valuation at $24.8 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
7/10/2003
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$24,800,000
M&A Terms
Autonomy Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AUTN; LSE: AU.; Nasdaq Europe: AUTN), a leading provider of infrastructure software for the enterprise, and Virage, Inc. (Nasdaq-SCM: VRGE), a leading provider of video and rich media communication software, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Autonomy will acquire Virage for a purchase price of $1.10 per share in cash. The transaction reflects a fully-diluted cash purchase price of approximately $24.8 million, and a net cash purchase price of approximately $13.3 million adjusted for Virage's expected cash balance as of September 30, 2003.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
1 Market Spear Tower 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Virage (Nasdaq-SCM: VRGE) is a leading provider of video and rich media communication software for video production, Internet publishing and webcasting.
Profile
Virage LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Virage Company Twitter Account
Company News
Virage News
Facebook
Virage on Facebook
YouTube
Virage on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Lego
  Paul Lego LinkedIn Profile  Paul Lego Twitter Account  Paul Lego News  Paul Lego on Facebook


 

 

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